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Box 1354 St. Louis, MO 63188 Voice: 314-771-0200 Fax: 314-771-0300 To submit news, contact: editor@slfp.com To advertise, contact: advertising@slfp.com Majority of Adults are Involved in Relationships with Income Disparities ROCHESTER, N.Y. (PRNewswire-FirstCall), March 25, 2007 - A new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Personal Finance Poll found that more than 8 out of 10 U.S. adults are involved in serious relationships with income disparities, with only 10 percent saying they earn the same as their spouses/partners. It seems that women have yet to break the glass ceiling completely, as men (57%) are more likely to earn more than their spouse/partner. Conversely, 66 percent of women say their spouses/partners earn more. These are just some of the results of an online survey of 2,585 U.S. adults conducted by Harris Interactive(R) between February 5 to 7, 2007 for The Wall Street Journal Online. The discussion of financial issues with spouses/partners carries on Even with these income disparities, nearly 9 out of 10 respondents say they have discussed financial issues with their spouses or partners and more than half have discussed their spending habits and their current savings goals. Respondents over the age of 55 are significantly less likely to have discussed spending habits, debt and household budgets. However, respondents over 55 are more likely to discuss investments and net assets- this is probably due to retirement planning needs. Respondents ages 18-34 are more likely to discuss spending habits, savings, debt, budgets and financial responsibilities. Respondents who work part-time and those who are retired are less likely to discuss spending habits with their spouses or partners, while students, who may also be on a limited income, are more likely to discuss spending habits, savings, debt and household budgets. Retired respondents are much more likely to discuss their net assets with their partner than other respondents (60% vs. 42% total). However, even among the retired, only 32% of respondents have discussed their retirement goals and only 54 percent have discussed current investments or investment goals. This may be a by product of generational differences in how finances are addressed. So, do adults hide financial information from their partners? Nearly 8 out of 10 respondents have never hidden financial information from their spouses or partners. The most common hidden financial information includes debt and savings/checking accounts. Students and full time/self- employed respondents are more likely to have hidden savings/checking accounts. Women are more likely to hide financial information from their spouses/partners (20% of females vs. 14% of men). Men are less likely to hide debt when compared to the total population (7% vs. 10% of total respondents). Despite discussions and lack of disagreements, there are still arguments A quarter of respondents with income disparities claim to have no disagreements over personal/household finances. Nearly four in ten respondents over the age of 55 with income disparities report they have no disagreements over finances with their partner. Respondents in the youngest age bracket with income disparities-18-34 --are most inclined to report that at least half of their disagreements are about money (40% vs. 28% total) Respondents are almost equally split between those who say they argue about money/finances and those who do not. Among those who argue about finances, respondents argue most about irresponsible spending and not saving enough. Nearly 50 percent of married/partnered respondents claim to not argue about money (compared to 25% of married/partnered respondents with known income disparities). More male respondents claim to argue about money than female respondents (56% vs. 47%). Additionally, nearly a quarter of male respondents claim to argue about irresponsible spending (compared to 16% of females). Over fifty percent of female respondents claim they do not argue about money (53% of females vs. 44% of males). Archived: Employment Outlook Survey Finds Hint of Restraint in U.S. Hiring Plans People of Similar Income and Education Gravitate Toward Same Neighborhoods People of Similar Income and Education Gravitate Toward Same Neighborhoods Can Workers Recover From Unexpected Layoffs? Chronic Pain Up Almost 40 Percent Among U.S. Workers in Past Decade Package Yourself to Get Your Dream Job Most Women Aren't 'Opting Out' of the Work Force Comprehensive Personality Testing May Help Land the Right Job in a Hot Job Market One-in-Five Workers to Change Jobs in the New Year    The Saint Louis Front Page is owned and maintained by the Moore Design Group for the sole purpose of disseminating news and information about the Metropolitan Saint Louis area. 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